Head of Merchandise Planning

7 days ago

Docklands, Victoria, Australia Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Full time
**About us: Since our humble beginnings in 1910, we've grown from a small co-operative of three pharmacies to a national organisation and one of Australia's leading health, beauty, and wellness companies.


Wesfarmers Health includes 73 company-owned Priceline stores, 396 Priceline pharmacy franchise stores and 89 Clear Skincare clinics and is also a wholesale distributor of pharmaceutical goods.

In 2023, the Health division expanded its digital and medical aesthetics offering with the acquisitions of telehealth provider InstantScripts, as well as the SILK Group, who operates a network of around 140 wholly-owned, joint venture and franchised clinics.

The division employs more than 3600 team members.

**What you'll do: Other key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Leading the category plan and strategy development to ensure maximum growth opportunities across the portfolio.
  • Range Policy Development from a Customer and Commercial lens; developing clear requirements and metrics for Range Architecture and Range Optimisation processes.
  • Overseeing the NPD Process and deletion plan management from planning through to execution across all operational processes.
  • Leading the design and processes of implementation of opentobuy (OTB) management, to integrate category forecasts with inventory forecasts.
  • Leading the unhealthy stock reporting and management process, including developing plans for stock reduction activities to release the opentobuy (OTB) for reinvestment in healthy stock.
  • Developing and refining API wholesale pricing strategies in alignment with business objectives, market conditions, and competitive landscape.
  • Continuously assess pricing models and adjust pricing structures to maximise profitability while maintaining competitiveness.
  • Analysing category financial performance to identify growth opportunities. Driving commercial transformation and innovation aligned with corporate/merchandise strategy.
**What you'll bring: To be successful in this role, you will have demonstrated a successful track record in a similar position, ideally in a large-scale environment that is fast paced with the added complexity of dealing with date sensitive articles. You'll have extensive Merchandise planning experience with an in depth understanding of financial planning principles and a strong ability to analyse sales data and market trends to drive business decisions. In addition, you are a natural and inspirational leader with the ability to influence and drive operational excellence with the ability to oversee and develop a team of merchandise and category managers.

Other attributes and experiences that will make you succeed include:

  • Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in merchandise planning, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
  • Extensive experience in developing and implementing merchandise planning strategies to achieve sales, margin, and inventory targets.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in working capital management and optimisation techniques.
  • Strong analytical and problemsolving skills, with the ability to identify opportunities for process improvement and drive operational efficiency.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with crossfunctional teams and build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Bachelor's degree is highly desired.
**Why us?

  • Ongoing professional development and career opportunities across the Wesfarmers Health. Division and the broader Wesfarmers Group.
  • Access to employee benefits across Wesfarmers including team member discounts at Bunnings, Kmart, Target, Officeworks, OnePass, Priceline and Clear Skincare Clinics.
  • Novated leasing options with discounted onsite parking.
  • Beautiful outdoor terrace for work and recreation.
  • Food, coffee and health & wellbeing facilities onsite including a free fully equipped gym. Dedicated end of trip facilities (cycle racks, showers, lockers).
**We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

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